Itanagar: The BJP in Arunachal Pradesh has demanded resignation of all the Congress MLAs and ministers who are being charge sheeted by the Special Investigating Cell (SIC) of the state police for their alleged involvement in the multi-crore public distribution system (PDS) scam.
“All the ministers, parliamentary secretaries and MLAs charge sheeted in the scam should tender their resignations from their respective posts on moral ground for their indulgence in corrupt practices for looting the state exchequer at the cost of the state and its people,” party spokesman Techi Necha said in a statement here on Friday.
The party also demanded action against Congress MLA Phurpa Tsering who represents Dirang constituency of West Kameng district besides officials of the compensation boards who were indicted by the CBI in connection with the alleged anomalies in acquiring land and paying compensation to the affected people while construction the ambitious Trans-Arunachal Highway in the Dirang portion.
The also demanded his immediate resignation and threatened to launch massive movement against all the tainted MLAs and minister of the ruling Congress in the state. (PTI)